Im new to this site and have a question

FD3S Efini · March 03, 2009, 01:25:28 PM

hi there im kris,

iv had an RX-7 since new year and i love it apart from needing a rebuild (D\'oh) but i want to ask which tires you would reccomend for normal road use on the original alloys, i have goodyear on there on the moment but which is better good year or bridgestone? Also one other thing is i want to paint my callipers and wanted to know how easy it is to remove and replace?

Cheers for your help

Jono FD3 · March 03, 2009, 01:45:12 PM

Hia matey, Painting the calipers I wouldn\'t wory about taking them off or you will have to bleed the brakes again!! just clean them up & paint them in situe.... alot easyer! Also, tyres: I\'ve got a set of Bridgestone potenzas G111 (That\'s G3) on the front & must say, they are very hard waring & they grip like hell!! not a hint of understear on wet round abouts @40mph even when I mes about by jurking the wheel to see how much grip is left!!

Jono

trotter · March 03, 2009, 04:59:49 PM

Ive got Falken ZE512s on 17" alloys which I hate!!

Lots of people seem to rave about Toyo T1-Rs....

neil_jdmr · March 03, 2009, 05:12:37 PM

Heard a lot of bad feedback from those new type falkens, I have the 452\'s and cant fault them

FD3S Efini · March 03, 2009, 09:16:15 PM

iv heard that that bridgestone and goodyear are supossed to be the best, but whatever you lot reckon is the best i will trust coz your alot more experienced than me haha...also who have you had your rebuilds done by and what sorta price?

neil_jdmr · March 03, 2009, 09:38:28 PM

Mine was done by Jimmy\'s in Norwich and was 5k+, but got new turbo\'s/cooling system etc etc all in for that price.

FD3S Efini · March 03, 2009, 09:44:58 PM

thats not too bad, i found a bloke that will do an engine rebuild for Â£1800 base price if rotors and housings are gd but if not the housings can get refaced so that its bout 2000 and he also does silicone piping and stuff like that for a lil extra, he sounds like a good bloke aswell had a full blown convo with him and he knows what he is on about

dthebuk · March 03, 2009, 09:48:30 PM

well if he has a name, or company, here is the place to ask about it as there are a vast number of owners who have had rebuilds on this forum.

chrisJDM · March 03, 2009, 10:14:36 PM

i currently have falkens on mine, and are good tyres but next time round i might try the toyo t1r\'s as they are always highly recommended, had them on the mrs\'s colt ages ago and seemed very good although the car didnt really go fast enough or handle well enough to test them out properly lol

FD3S Efini · March 03, 2009, 10:17:47 PM

his name is steve Rivet hope that sounds familiar

Archbish · March 03, 2009, 10:23:14 PM

Toyo proxes. I\'ve found them very hard wearing, and they feel great on the road.

m1tch · March 03, 2009, 10:46:31 PM

Im running Goodyear Eagle F1s on my FC, never had a problem, they grip really well in the wet and dry, check out camskill for prices:

http://www.camskill.co.uk/products.php?plid=m4b0s0p0

FD3S Efini · March 03, 2009, 10:47:13 PM

camskill? whats that?

Aceman · March 04, 2009, 12:35:23 AM

Quote from: FD3S Efini;588717his name is steve Rivet hope that sounds familiar

Sounds very familiar!

You on FDUK? PM me ("rjpartri") if you have any questions about the guy, or want demos of his work, examples of prices etc. Don\'t have PM functionality on here!!

Oh, on topic, mine\'s running on Michelin Pilot P1s. Seem to be the mutts nutts to me!

rx7boy · March 04, 2009, 01:05:23 AM

Quote from: Aceman;588747Sounds very familiar!

You on FDUK? PM me ("rjpartri") if you have any questions about the guy, or want demos of his work, examples of prices etc. Don\'t have PM functionality on here!!

Oh, on topic, mine\'s running on Michelin Pilot P1s. Seem to be the mutts nutts to me!

Same as above he has built two engines for me obviously on different cars, and he is superb, very personal service and also a lot of attention to detail, like everything being colour coded, such as cable ties and pipe work. PM me for details